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Memorandum <br />Item Nos. 9-11 <br />TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem & City Council <br />Rose Beverly, City Manager <br />FROM: Rob Vine, Deputy City Manager <br />SUBJECT: Agreements for various boating and jet ski races at Lake Crook <br />DATE: April 28, 2025 <br />BACKGROUND: For the past several years, the City, in conjunction with the Lamar County <br />Chamber of Commerce and the VCC have hosted various boating and jet ski races at Lake Crook. <br />This year, the scheduled races are: <br />Southern Drag Boat Association, LLC — drag boat race to be conducted on May 16-18, <br />2025. <br />• Smoke on the Water, LLC — drag boat race to be conducted on September 24-28, 2025. <br />• Nauti Water Racing —jet ski races to be conducted on May 24-25 and August 2-3, 2025. <br />These events bring out of town visitors to Paris for several days, each benefiting local hotels, <br />restaurants, and other businesses and bring in additional sales and hotel occupancy tax (HOT) <br />revenues for the City. <br />STATUS OF ISSUE: The attached agreements set out the obligations of the associations, the VCC <br />and the City. The City's contributions are primarily in kind. The VCC is making cash <br />contributions funded from its portion of HOT revenues. The associations will pay the City for <br />ambulances and will pay for off duty personnel to man them as well as provide potable toilets and <br />other items necessary to conduct the events. <br />BUDGET: Budgetary impacts are negligible as the City's contributions are minimal and in kind. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Agreements with Southern Drag Boat Association, LLC, <br />Smoke on the Water, LLC, and Nauti Water Racing. <br />